The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-06 00:00:00

AD I) ES S F 'PH b. 11110 V OF THE STORE, 'IN BEHALF OF BRITI . SII 'sBAkEN.. FOR THE SUN. EtYrrot, , -1 take the lit arty Of addressing Jotl, knowing - you to be an old and steady friend Of the.men whose cansel Wls4-to advocate, name— rhe Ilistre'ssed Seamen V the •B riiish Empire and entreat your prompt, earnest, effectual, 'A ud "able aid in their behalf. Having-passed the Whole Of my life'in their So ciety, and, during tlwlast 25 years, at the moor "logs I still occupy-, frequently heard w i th joy and -pride triumphantly echoed from wave to wave, amidst the swelling waves by which I am . con-i Igantly surrounded, the shouts of victory and con -gratulation of Kings upon the glorious achieve ,bents of 'the British Navy ; and having viewed with heartfelt delight the commerce of Blitaio in 'thousands, nay tens of thousands of tons, yearly 'passing by me in safety, to the great emporium of wealth and luxury, protected by the prowess, and 'assisted by the zeal of British Seamen ; picture to yourself, Mr. Editor, my feelings, while, fro;n a man of war's boat, that was made last to me yesterday to wait the turn of title, l heard an Of ficer read, out of some of the Daily Papers, the deplorable and heart-reoding account of the many miserable wretched creatures in the Metropolis at this inclement season, wandcri.ig in want of bread, destitute of a home to yield them shelter, and of clothes to cover their nakedness, the greatest part of whom are said to be British Seamen, un able to procure employ, and ashamed to beg.— .The language in 1.% hid) their case was stated, did honour to the writer's heart and head, and I sin terely hope, before this reaches you, public meetings s ill be convened, Philanthropy rear its head, and Benevolence extend its cheering in ilocnce fur the general relief of such a mass of mi sery as-t he BritislaMetropolis is now said to exhibit llut, Mr. &lit or, British Seamen deserve exclusively iroin the British Nation 'a better fate than to be lett thus destitute, wandering, wretched, forsaken, and forlorn. Their natural character fur open h eat tecl generosity, an,i I honglitlesr, improvidence, sender: them objects of special commiseration bad compassion. While gallant, tiauntless bravery, successful, enterprising, universal devo tion of life for, the good and glory of their L - ing and - Country, render them just claimants to all the bounty that benevolence, inspired by gratanl recoll , ctioti of their past ser.,ices, can be prompted to bestow. st, then, permit meta intp;re, through your 'means, if cover, at least, from Tie inclemency of the weather, could not be aifordLd to distressed and destitute Seamen, by mooting a few old ships in the River Thatne3, in situations easy of access, and approachable by a gang-board, to be in charge of trusty petty officers ? Secondly, whether 'a public subscription, to be specially appropriated fur the Relief Dedi tale Seamen, might not be advisable ; iu order to otmlin food, or at least . a mess of soup daily, for all who seek such a refuge, until they eau pro cure employ. Thirdly, to invite a competent number of Naval Officers (who would doubtless he found humane and charitable enough to come gnatuituu•ly for ward) to investigate the claims and condltions of all persons calling themselves Seamen, in or der; if possible, to ameliorate and better their condition, by recommending theya to the recep tacles alluded to, and athnding such other advice or assistance as they may appear to need. Fourthly, I would propose a Premium to any Person %vho shall succeed in fiudiug a plover me thod of employing Seamen ►s•bile on board such teceptacle or depCits, so as to enable then► to , earn the amount of their su6sisteuce. Among the humane methods recommended for employing the distressed and destitute objects al luded to, one is, s.xeeping :tefore the doors of the inhabitants of the Metropolis for a trifling daily ; dividing the parishes into districts and the streets into portions, tinder the aid of paro chial ()racers. This, lam fully persttatled, many re - 41 Sailors would rather perish tl►an submit to not altogether front foolish or wanton pride, but from mistaken prejudice—because the office of sweeper on board of a Ship is disgraceful, and usually assigned, by way of-punishment, to the most worthless and profligate of the crew. Other means of useful industry may, I presume, be easily devised, which, Mr. Editor, my marine situation reyents use the moans of knowing suf ficiently to point out, but to you 1 fervently and earnestly apply for assistance in such particular. I can only vouch for the t►sefulness of British Sea men during the late eventful war—and as 1 ant old enough to remember the burthen of a very excellent song - , - frequently sung in my hearing at the terminatino of the former,.or, American War, I shall take leave to conclude this ad-dress by re peating it Then oh ! protect the hardy Tar, Be mindful of his merit, And when again your plung'd in war He'll shew his daring spirit. 1 am, Mr. Editor, your's, Jan. 2, 1818. THE BUOY OF THE SORE. N.S. I think you will need no stimulant to give immediate insertion to the foregoing ; but I have beard that most of the ward-roorus in the late war went constantly supplied with your Paper. MI:tIONAICY' SOCIEFV. ilefoi.e "We 'can insert the 'Letter signed 4611tq - AN," dated Carlisle, the 27th of last in'tupport of theThurch Missiontiry Sci ciety, we 'Must request to he furnished With - his name and address. Of the inacciiracy of this Churchman's information,. we nee'd iinty 'his assertion, " that The lociety for propagating the Gospelin Foreign Parts /ids at this time only ONE Missionaty employed" under it, whilst " the Chwrch Missionary Society employs nits hundred Mtsionary Sdlnlmoters," &c. Now, if he had only turned to the - Annual Account published by The Society for propagating the Go'spel, which be could easily have procured in Calm &, he would have found that excellent institution to have bad tor many years several Missions esta blished throughout British North America, and in other parts: NEWFOU'STDLAICO, Four Missionaries—Se 6en Schoolmasters. IN NOVA SCOTIA, Eighteen Missionaries -=—Tthenty - three School- masters. IN NF'V BRUNSWICK, Nine Missionaries— Tweloe Schoolmasters. IN CAPE Blt ETotg, One Nlissiin, y UPPER CANADA, Eight Missionaries—One Sc boolindster. LOWER CANAT/A, FaT issional ies. AFRICA, One Misionotiary, NEV SOUTH Tao Schoc)lnza,tins. • NORFOLK ISLAND, One Mksionary—One Schoolmaster, anti one Schoolmistress. These particulars we have taken from the ac count of the Society for 4816 ; anti we believe since then, this Corporation have' established .other missions.—lt is our intention to resume this subject ; and when we do, we shall likewise give an account of the Mission; established by the Society for promoting Christian Knowledge. We are sorry to observe in our Corres . pondent the im proper spirit he attributes •.o others, and trust, that wirenever hie writes again in support of the Church Missionary Society, he will be more correct in his representations, and more liberal hi his conclu sions, and at the saute tiMT-follow the example 'hewn him by The Venerable tlic Archdeacon of BATH, who publicly declared his objections to the e,r a bli:shmeot or a tlranch Missionary Society in ! h at city--.whilst his opponents, ashamed:orenly to avow themselves, have endeavoured to mislead Ilia on this subject by their .(140,7y 7 MOUS publicat ire answer to The ‘Vorthy Arch deacon's manly, firm, and dignified Protest: We have been indeed in the daily expectation of re ceivirg, .from the high tone taken by this Party, and the intimations they Lave thrown out, some official or authorised answer to this Protest, but we have -looked in vain for it, though we have seen ahaooiince m of anonymous coa' t. n miaations oil the subject. Surely if the Church Missionary So ciety, be such as _is described by our unknown Correspondent, it is passing strange that none of its Members have ventured publicly to defend it on this occasion and if oar Correspondent be really a Churchmin, as he subscribes himself, we re commend to his serious attention the following, Extract from one of the most powerful! Sermons we ever read. It was preached by that eminent Divine the Lord I.3ishop of CHESTER hi February 1816, before the Society fur Propagatiog the Gospel in Foreign Parts:, The appeal we hope will not be made in vain, and that this Society, " which has been brought forward in so proud, trent a manner," will NOW receive that genet al support from the Nation to which it is so justly entitled " Now, among the varions.lnstiititions for the H promotion of this design, none are plaimed " with greater wisdom, none may be made pro " ductive of better effects than THIS INCORPI).• " RATED SOCIETY, the interests of which we ate " now met to recommend and advance. For " more titan a century has it been labouring to " diffuse the light of Christianity over the terri " tories and dependencies of the thitish Empire ; " and great, through its instrumentality, has " been the number of them who have believed— " believed, ‘ve hope, to the' saving of their souls. " But we are far from having reached the term • " of our labours. How large a poition of the " habitable globe lies yet immersed in Pagan " Dar kness ! How many myriads of intellectual " beings are still uncheered, even with a single " ray of Divith: Troth ! unblessed with the " kcowledge and hope of an . hereafter. And " shall we any longer continue wanting to this ' " the tint duty of a Christian Nation Shall our " ships extend our commerce, and pour forth tire " manufactures of this laud over the four guar ' " tees of the earth, without a wish and' CII - deavour to communicate, at the sante time and " by the same means, the glad tidings of the " Gospel When we review the wide limits of " this powerful Empire, its magnificent esta " blishmenp, its wealth, its charities when, " also, we reflect on the peculiar and nearly ex " clusive• blessings which, .as a Nation, we have " enjoyed, we are almost led to observe, that " The Society for the Propagation of ,the Gospel " is-not upholden in a manner ezimmensurate to the " great object which it has in view. We deceive ". ourselves, that we hare made all the returns " which the Divine bounty and goodnesS demand.. " Our gratitude to the Supreme Giver should he " evinced in the manner which* lie hiniself has. " pointed out. If we really are the servants or " a Heavenly Master, we shotrld feed his flock, " and what they require is to eat of the bread of life, and to think of that living water, which " is Christ. Religion i: the only real conccrn " LUCIA of life. It is the chain which unites , " Etrth tip heaven, aril which may canduct Iti " frotti the (me to Ilse other. " The li,topy return of peace now affords pe culiar faciliiies and encow•ag - ,ethents6; this creased.exert ; and Aortic! onr meilns continue " cieuniscribi'd, yet the 'smallest scion may be " come a tree, avid the foWls of the air may lodge under the branches of it. Not a particle " of 'Our lahour will he lost. Arts may flout " rish or dry .y, Empires may rise or e;tinble " into dust, but the knott ledge and belief of a " Redeemer must ever produce an unmixed and " lasting good. Christianity cannot but be the " parent t►f present and eternal the present tee shall not pursue this subject, but return to it no diStant day. TO COARESPONDENTS. Neu - ricus, in reply to the Writer in Th'e Times of yesterday, signed 1. G. came too late. His Detente Of the Gallant Oflicer alluded to shall be inserted To . -morroxe, We are obliged to postpone an interesting article OD COM MERCE till TO-Morrow. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Per Armed Lost Nib ht. THEATRE R OYA DR u RY-LA NE.—rtiontrd, DUke of York : Principal Pcrlohners, Mr. Kean and Mrs. Glover. Alter Which, harltquihrs Vision. • THFAT“E ROYAL, (AWE:NT-GA WOEN.—(3d time', Retribu tion : Varanes, Mr. Wiling; Zinira, Miss After %inch, ilarirquin Gulliver. MAILS. Anßlvr.n-2 Dublin, 1 Guernsey and Jersey., 1 Flanders. Due-3-Waterford, 3 Goltenimr , ll 1 Lisbon. ErtrttANY.-- , lloli-day at the Bank, Exchequer, East India, and South Sea Houses. fiirii iVATER AT I,ONDON BailiGE TO-MORROW. :Morning, 55 minutes after 2. I Exciting, 22 miintic...atier 3. HIE T SUA. SOLEM DICEHE FALSUM AUDEAT ? - LONDON-, TUESDAY, J.IINIIT,IItY 6, 1813. We IFCCtiTell this morning the Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday last. The illoniteurs con tain Ordoonances for rt:thicing the number orof fieers ol the Royal. Corps of Engineers, and for establishing a preparatory military school. The following are Extracts : '( CILIMI3ER OF DEPUTIE.,', Jm. 2. " The Bureaux assembled . to-cirty, ilnd new i\rembers were nominated to form part of the Com mittee fur the definitive ematnittation of the Budget. " The 6th Bkireati has nprointed ?J. 2d: Be noi-it,.anil the 1 3 514.1.011 iviofis§et. The 801, M. Nl_ de Villele, and de Corbiere4. " The 9th, ?1. £l. .Soullier, and the Baron Durand- Fjon. " There remains no other norniulti-,n to make except by the first Bureau, whicti is. expected l c , take place to-morrow. " PAErs, Jati. 3..._-.Tl►t►rsday, at two o'clock, the Ambassadors aml Foreign Ministers paid their respects to the King and the Royal Family, on the occasion of th,e new year. " The . Martiuis Alfieri, the Sardinian Ambas sador, complimented his Majesty in the name of the Corps Diplontatique. " The Duke o► Wellington, and a considerable number of Foreigners of Distinction, assembled ',rich the Ambassadors, to present their felicita tions to his iki:ijesty. " By an Ordonnance of the 29ilt ult. the King has appointed the Duke de Richelieu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President of the Connel of Ministers, a Chevalier of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour. ," By an Ordonnance of the same day, his Ma jesty has appointed the Count de Cazes, Minister of General Police, a Chevalier of the Royal Or der of the Legion of Honour. " There will be a public sitting of the Chant, her of Deputies on Monday, to receive the repOrt. on the recruitment of the Army. " The Seine began to freeze yesterday. The cold decreased in the elq!:Toon. " Four robbers recently formed a project for stealing. a quantity of gunpowder from one of the towers on the Ramparts of Antmerp. la order to frighten away the centinel from the gate, they disguised themselves in the skins of animals, one as an ass, another as a bear, The centinel, however, seeing these animals ap proach, and judging it woulti he of no use to call out qui rice, immediately fired. The robbers not expecting such a reception, took to flight ; they were ptomptly pursued, and the ass was taken, search is making for the others. " Fl 0111 experiments lately made in Germany, it results, that the proportions of 90 pounds of flour, and 36 pounds of beet -root, make a very 2.10 ur y bread. " FIVE PER CENTS. " Thnrsday . Friday ... (froli day) 64 f. 80 c. " VLENNA, DEC. 20.—The report gain:: strength of an intended marriage between a airarian Prin cess and our Prince Royal'. " The Duche.ss of Nrodena is agAin pregnant, which revives the hope of a wale hilt. of the House of Este. "The Councillor Jordan, employed on a ;NiiisiOn by the Con'it of iii . rulssia, seseral 'long 'coVerences wills the Prince de I 1 The detail§ of these negociatiooi not Iranspir'ed, hut It is known that the tt" COnrts of Austria and Pi•nssia intend to make if"- ternicli. portant propositions to the Germanic Diet. " banking-house of Fischer and Co. suspended its payrnenti*. " lieuLtN, Doc. 23.--The Regency or Stettin published a notice on the 11th, warning vess el ' agaift9t the Algeriire Squadron, which has 5830 t °wards the North Sea. " Zußicu, DEC. 24.—T6e Canton . of Tessin,' where seditious Works were chiefly published, 1) 49 (tete:milled on taking severe measures agaios them. FI4ANKPORT; DEC. 29.—1 t is understood 0 94 the hue confidential Sittings of ithe Diet were a great importance, and , that they were accopiel with objects, the prompt decision upon which 1 ,1 looked for by all Germany. These deliberatior s are still enveloped in the greatest mystery. At the last public Sitting of the. Diet, 0 1) the 22d, the protocol of which is not yet pub lished, there was a qc.estion of the establsluneat Hof Provincial States in the respective States of the Confederation. " il. Las Casas is still here wider the surveil' lance of the Police. " The Diet has adjo-ttrned for the Chrism - 10 Recess till lie 12th Jaimary. " STUTTGAED, DEC. 25--It is_ sniri , thßt i - npdilfelyafter the_n-rangenient of thc new fintl9° ciai orr,anization, a new Wirteraburg Diet will bC tonvolied." (From tile Commrrciar rldre?!irc? of Dec. 3.) CAPTUaL OF THC SANTA CHRISTA.—Ii is ITT" tinued in a Boston Paper, on the authority of Captain ADAMS, First Officer of the barge fiy . ;rt Pish,.who has 'arrived at Gioucester, that the brig Santa arista, from CAidao (Chili), bound to Cadiz, was captured on the Ist at Septernher in sight a St. Mary's, by the privateer brit impocainarot and after taking and sharing among the crew si t the specie, 50,000doltars, ordere4=her for B2ten os Ayres. The Inpacarnaro was formerly the Regent , of Baltimore, aryl is the same privateer took-the Triton, a Spinishin,lianlan. THE Fr;NDS.—Annti.er advance took place tl+ig' mo , ning in the price of Stocks ; Consols (4 ,0)( 3 at and instaryly rose to 83.1 7 . at'tt hie!' they remained, st eady at 12 o'clock. "I'liis day tli C Bankers and Merchants signed ,for the Dividend' , and are tube paid to- marrow. On Thursday ill, Dividend's commence paying to , the We beg leave to draw the atten , inn of :Of benevolent Headers (tve hope they are all so) I ' 7 the account of the Meeting of yesterday, t o take int© consideration the can of D:stressed Statile , and also to a letter in THE SUN of this day on th e sante subject, from 'an al and valuable Cotre' spondent. The Contittetor of what had been stiffed 7 116 Anti- Galilean Monitor has, thought- proper 0 ' change the title, and now names it The Brilisis Monitor. It must be admitted, that he has W 4, changed his principles the title of his ivo'k' bur still maintains the same independent tore by which it raised itself into notice. We emintor. however, agree' with him in what he said on ;inn° day last respecting the French Kmigrauts who fica their country in the year • Many of thrill remained in France as long as there was arty. hope' that the Government wordil he resPected'au4 re"' petty be secure, but it they had retna;rxd it i ° prob:(hle that they would very soon have beel3 driven away by the artifices of aspiring Dema' gognes, and the fury of a sauguinaty rabble, whose movements were directeel by the former, Mr.Got,t3• SMITH proceeds to say, that if they hail not " the first instance deserted their country., the 'King would not have lost his life, nor they their pro.. pert y. - This; is a most rash assumption. The , country was already in the hmends of a mob anti its Directors, Hid of that mob it may he fairly' said vireaacquiril eunclo"-111:!v gathered strength as they proceeded',.- and it requ i re d li tt l e o f t he spirit of prophecy to- see that all was lost, long before the flagitious uoirpers l*atl prepared for the murder of their King. VV as little agree with Mr. GOLUENSITH when he advises, as he not , does, the removal of the Army of Occupation, whi( h, he says, it is to be hoped, for the gene ral tranquillity of Europe, may soon be accom- Plisbed:' In our opinion, the removal of that Army world rather produce t'.:e total distorlpsnett ref Europe. One of the reasons which lie gives for this opinion relates,to the old Nobility,•wirom Ile calls Ultroe, and men of property. He says their party is so small that I ant certain they %%ill be massacred without mercy if they go on as they do," And in this savage state of Frencs:. men, he would advise the withdrawal of an Army which protects the country from domestic rid u, St; P